Games like Braid, Anniversary Edition
by Thekla, Inc.
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
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$14.99Braid
Apr 10 · Number None
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · 2D Platformer
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Puzzle PlatformerPuzzle2D PlatformerPlatformerIndieTime Manipulation2DSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackDifficult👍 6,941
$4.99Creepy Tale
Feb 21 · Creepy Brothers
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · 2D Platformer
Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?
Puzzle PlatformerShortAdventurePuzzle2D PlatformerPlatformerHand-drawnIndieDarkAction-Adventure👍 2,378
$4.99Chronology
May 12 · Bedtime Digital Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Platformer · Puzzle
A platform-adventure game about time travelling, puzzle solving and a friendship between an Old Inventor and a Snail.
AdventurePuzzle PlatformerIndiePlatformerPuzzleTime ManipulationShortTime Travel2DSingleplayer👍 535
$17.99Timelie
May 20 · Urnique Studio
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Time Manipulation
Timelie is a stealth puzzle adventure, where you control time like a media player. Perceive future events to plan your escape strategy from the past, sneak an enemy, and manipulate time through this companionship journey of a mysterious cat and a little girl with a precognitive power.
PuzzlePuzzle PlatformerFemale ProtagonistTime ManipulationIsometricCuteSingleplayerPoint & ClickIndieRelaxing👍 1,783
$6.99EDGE
Aug 11 · Two Tribes
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · Platformer
EDGE, the award winning retro-styled platform game has been extended! Now with over 40 brand new levels, additional music and all-new races against the notorious Dark Cube!
Puzzle PlatformerPuzzleIndieActionPlatformerGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerIsometricCasual3D Platformer👍 1,826
$4.99Adventures of Shuggy
Jun 13 · Smudged Cat Games Ltd
Both: Platformer · Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
Shuggy has just inherited a castle full of goblins, ghouls, zombies, and robots. Help him clear out over 100 rooms to make his new home liveable again!
PlatformerIndiePuzzlePuzzle PlatformerLocal Co-Op2DCo-opSingleplayerLocal MultiplayerTime Manipulation👍 286
-80%$1.99Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time
Nov 21 · Kudosoft
Both: Platformer · Time Manipulation · Puzzle Platformer
Amidst the scorched sands of ancient Persia, there is a legend spun in an ancient tongue. It speaks of a time borne by blood and ruled by deceit. Drawn to the dark powers of a magic dagger, a young Prince is led to unleash a deadly evil upon a beautiful kingdom.
ActionAdventureParkourPlatformerClassicThird PersonSingleplayerTime ManipulationPuzzle PlatformerStory Rich👍 5,053
$4.99Gateways
Sep 13 · Smudged Cat Games Ltd
Both: Puzzle · Platformer · Time Manipulation
From the creative mind behind The Adventures of Shuggy comes an exciting new retro-styled 2D platformer, a winner of Dream Build Play 2012 and a top 50 game of 2012 according to Game Informer. Grab the gateway guns and explore a huge lab filled with mysterious puzzles in this classic platforming adventure.
IndiePuzzlePlatformerMetroidvaniaSci-fiTime ManipulationSingleplayerPuzzle Platformer2DPixel Graphics👍 186
$9.99And Yet It Moves
Apr 2 · Broken Rules
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Platformer · Puzzle
And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper-collage you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may encounter.
Puzzle PlatformerPhysicsPlatformerIndiePuzzle2DSingleplayerExperimentalActionSurreal👍 349
$19.99Pid
Oct 31 · Might and Delight
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Platformer · Puzzle
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
IndiePuzzle PlatformerAdventurePlatformerPuzzleLocal Co-OpDifficultSingleplayerCo-opGreat Soundtrack👍 296
$4.99Deja Vu
Feb 11 · Continental Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · Time Manipulation
Get ready for a mindbending cyberpunk experience! Figure out more than a dozen puzzles through your manipulation of time based clones and try to get the best time in each level! Dive into Déjà Vu, inspired by puzzlers like Braid and The Swapper.
Puzzle PlatformerPuzzleSci-fiAdventureExperimentalTime ManipulationPlatformer2.5DControllerLinear
-80%$3.99Arise: A Simple Story
Dec 3 · Piccolo Studio
Both: Time Manipulation · Puzzle Platformer · Platformer
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
3D PlatformerEmotionalTime ManipulationExplorationCuteRelaxingPuzzle PlatformerLocal Co-OpStory RichPlatformer👍 2,726
$9.99Teslagrad
Dec 13 · Rain Games
Both: Platformer · Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
PlatformerPuzzleIndieMetroidvania2DSteampunkSingleplayerPuzzle PlatformerActionAdventure👍 1,710
-80%$1.99Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones™
Nov 21 · Ubisoft Montreal
Both: Platformer · Time Manipulation
The Prince of Persia, a seasoned warrior, returns from the Island of Time to Babylon with his love, Kaileena. Instead of the peace that he longs for, he finds his homeland ravaged by war and the kingdom turned against him.
ActionAdventureParkourPlatformerThird PersonHack and SlashSingleplayerTime ManipulationTime TravelFantasy👍 2,684
$14.99Youropa
Jun 27 · frecle
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Platformer
A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.
Puzzle Platformer3D PlatformerExplorationMetroidvaniaLevel EditorCharacter CustomizationParkourCharacter Action GamePlatformerBuilding👍 288
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$4.99Akin
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Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
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